Jesus Mary Academy - Echo Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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f , light Combimztiofz . . . l.'Academie offre, en plus, il ses eleves, un mode-le parfnit en la Vierge Immaculee non seulement pour les annees scolaires, mais pour toute la duree de leur vie. Elle leur apprencl 21 toujours recourir a cette bonne Mere, peu im- porte la vocation qu'elles embrasseront plus tarcl. Marie, toujours vierge, sera le soutien et la force cle celles qui choisiront une carriere dans le monde ou qui reponclront 51 l'appel divin. Elle inspirera a celles qui acceptent de former le Christ dans les times, les meilleures methocles pour reussir car elle fur elle-meme educatrice par excellence. i-'vb A.-H Beatrice Garand finds time between school work and house work to keep in tune with the orchestra . . . Bea, our first violinist, grace- fully accepts invitations of any organization requesting het talent.

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Relzgzon, Knowledge, and Culture the What jesus-Mary Academy offers in educa- tion is precisely what the young lady of today needs to become a Better Woman. Our school offers intellectual development through the various branches of the curriculumg it offers cultural opportunities in fine artsg it offers social training through organizations, ac- tivities, and sportsg it offers moral perfection or saintliness - the crown of all the rest - which is acquired through the daily class in religion, and through the warmth of the religious at- mosphere that permeates a convent-school. Patricia Morrison, sodality prefect, here con- sults Dick . . . Her research paper, The Drama in the Elizabethan Age is due in 48 hours.

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Muay Omen. ...lflflof Women of character are the Better Wom- en ! Catholic schools and colleges make open profession of sending into the world women that are better prepared to play their roles, better prepared to counteract the false philo- sophies of life. Are all Catholic graduates the leaven of a better society? No amount of learning or indoctrination in any school can automatically instill better char- acters into its women. Character is an indi- vidual trait acquired by much willing on the part of the students, by their determination to go ahead, by their resolve to do what is right at all costs. Catholic Graduates, we will surely fail in our vocation to promote the cause of Christ in the world, if we set out simply to follow the crowd, content to be swayed by every wind of fash- ionable doctrine. On the other hand, we will succeed, as apos- tles in the vineyard of the Lord, if we use our will power to struggle against the spirit of 'the world . . . if through persistent effort we translate our Christian education into that qual- ity of living that is worthy of our Leader - Christ. 'Z Au moment de quitter notre Alma Mater, nous formulons notre credo, qu'il soit notre regle de vie chretienne! Nous croyons en la paternite de Dieu et en la fraternite des hommesg nous croyons que nous sommes tous un dans le Christ . . . Nous croyons que notre bonne conduite dans le monde sera, pour nos parents, un dedom- magement des sacrifices faits pour notre edu- cation catholique . . . Nous croyons que nous devrons, un jour, rendre compte, comme les serviteurs de l'Evan- gile, des talents que Dieu nous a donnes . . . Nous croyons que le plus bel ornement de la jeune lille est la modestie . . . Nous croyons a la priere en famille comme gardienne de son integrite . . . Nous croyons at la saintete du mariage et ai son institution divine, nous croyons que le divorce ne peut dissoudre le lien du mariage chrerien . . . V Nous croyons que le'vrai bonheur s'achete par le devouement, le don de soi aux autres . . . Nous croyons que notre influence pour le bien dans le monde se mesurera toujours a la norme de notre vie chretienne. QW? N '